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07/20/2026

AI's biggest bottleneck this year might not be chips — it's electricity. Britain's National Grid just announced a $1.75 billion investment for a 35% stake in Joulent, a U.S. energy platform built specifically to power AI data centers. Their first major project, Kilby, is a 2.67-gigawatt gas-fired plant in West Texas — built to keep one class of customer (AI compute) running. Expect a lot more direct utility-to-datacenter deals as compute demand keeps outpacing power supply.
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Discover the top new technology trends in 2026, including AI, quantum computing, robotics, blockchain, and future innovations shaping industries.

07/13/2026

On July 9, the EU General Court upheld Apple's designation as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act, rejecting Apple's bid to have the App Store and iOS treated as separate, smaller services. For any business built on top of major platforms, this ruling matters: it confirms that interoperability and competition obligations on Big Tech gatekeepers are here to stay. Worth factoring into your digital strategy and platform-risk conversations this quarter.
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The General Court of the EU on Wednesday dismissed Apple's challenge to its designation as a 'gatekeeper' under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA), handing the European Commission a significant vict...

07/03/2026

Google has made its new Gemini 3 Pro Image model, nicknamed "Nano Banana Pro," free for U.S. users as of June 29. It supports up to 4K image generation and, notably, far more legible text rendering inside images ... long a weak spot for AI image tools. It's built on Gemini 3's reasoning core for more precise edits and context...aware creation.
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Google is expanding Gemini’s personalized AI image generation to eligible free users in the U.S., allowing the chatbot to create images based on your interests and data from connected Google apps.

07/01/2026

Microsoft is preparing another round of layoffs as early as next week, spanning sales, consulting and Xbox... expected to affect under 2.5% of its 220,000-person workforce as it redirects spending toward AI infrastructure.
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Microsoft is preparing another round of layoffs, spanning Xbox, sales and consulting, as it holds down operating costs while pouring more than $100 billion into AI infrastructure.

06/29/2026

South Korea just unveiled the largest corporate investment pledge in its history: Samsung Group committed roughly $649 billion (1,000 trillion won) over the next decade to semiconductors, AI data centers, and robotics, anchored by a new chip cluster in the Honam region.

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South Korea will unveil a reported $649 billion investment plan spanning chips, AI data centers and physical AI, led by Samsung and SK Group.

06/25/2026

OpenAI and Broadcom just unveiled Jalapeño, OpenAI's first custom-built AI inference chip — developed in nine months, one of the fastest ASIC cycles ever recorded. Built to make ChatGPT and Codex run more efficiently, with deployment targeted for end of 2026.

Eight months after announcing a custom chip deal, OpenAI and Broadcom are revealing their first joint project: Jalapeño.

06/24/2026

📡 Apple announces partnership with Samsung for advanced semiconductor manufacturing collaboration. This could reshape the global chip market in 2027.